What it asks: "Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning marijuana, and, in connection therewith, providing for the regulation of marijuana; permitting a person twenty-one years of age or older to consume or possess limited amounts of marijuana; providing for the licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores; permitting local governments to regulate or prohibit such facilities; requiring the general assembly to enact an excise tax to be levied upon wholesale sales of marijuana; requiring that the first $40 million in revenue raised annually by such tax be credited to the public school capital construction assistance fund; and requiring the general assembly to enact legislation governing the cultivation, processing, and sale of industrial hemp?"

What it means: Should Amendment 64 pass, recreational marijuana would be legal and regulated similar to alcohol in the state of Colorado. Anyone 21 or older would be able to possess and consume up to one ounce of marijuana and would have the right to grow and sell marijuana for recreational use. The sale of marijuana would be taxed, with the first $40 million of revenue designated for public schools. Medical marijuana users would be exempt from the tax.

What supporters say: Proponents say legalizing and regulating marijuana would eliminate the underground culture that surrounds the drug now and would actually reduce its use by children and eliminate drug dealers. They also point out the added revenue for public schools and the jobs that dispensaries and growers would add to the economy.

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What opponents say: Regardless of whether the bill passes or not, marijuana still will be illegal on a federal level, and users still would be subject to federal prosecution. Opponents also say making the drug more readily available would make it easier for children to obtain marijuana. Some also say that without stronger DUI laws regarding marijuana, unsafe driving under the influence of marijuana would increase.

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